BALIŃSKI Michał
MEMOIRS ABOUT QUEEN BARBARA WIFE OF ZYGMUNT AUGUST
T. 1-2 [set in 2 vols.]
Warsaw, 1840 Nakł i druk J. Glucksberg, XXI, 98; [4], 347, [9], 2 f. tabl., format 12x19 cm
HARDCOVER HALF-LEATHER BINDING, PERIOD. SPINES GILT. MARBLED PAPERBOARD.CARD EDGES SPOTTED
Michał Baliński (1794-1864) - Polish historian, writer, publicist, educational activist, brother of Stanislaw Baliński. He married Zofia Śniadecka, daughter of Jędrzej Śniadecki. He had a son with her, Jan Balinski, who was a prominent Polish psychiatrist.
Condition DB/ rubbing of binding, traces of crayon on boards, pen entry on two pieces, yellowing of pages; in vol.1 both engravings and k.tit. of both volumes are fixed; EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE EFFECT.